Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 198 - 193: The Script Is So Bad That Even the Villain’s Bride Is Hidden
Hearing this, Li Guifen guessed, "Erya?"
"Yeah."
"The Fan Family is well-off, but Erya’s mom is not good. If it really happens, Tingfan might suffer."
"That’s why I didn’t agree to it."
"Speaking of the girls in the village who are capable, the girl from Su San’s house in the east part of the village is competent, about the same age as Tingfan, she can do everything in the field."
"She’s a bit dark-skinned."
"Dark is dark, but what’s the point of being fair when it comes to real life? Being able to support the family is good."
...
The two talked about Song Tingfan’s marriage for quite a while, Lin Qiao kept Su Hong in mind, planning to ask Tingfan about it at night.
Apparently, things were busy on the Song family’s end, and Song Tingfan came back very late, all alone. Song Qin and Song Rong were staying at Song An’s house for a few nights to bless the grandchildren.
Lin Qiao was waiting in the hall to open the door for them, she didn’t know when she fell asleep, and when she heard knocking, it took her a moment to get up and open the door, not seeing Song Qin and Song Rong, "Grandpa and Grandma aren’t coming back?"
"They’re sleeping at my uncle’s house." Song Tingfan could hear she was yawning and apologized, "Sorry, sister-in-law, I came back late."
"What’s there to be sorry about?" Lin Qiao went to the kitchen and scooped out hot water for him to wash his face and feet, and when he soaked his feet, she brought up Su Hong, "Young uncle, I saw Su Hong working in the field this afternoon, she’s quick and very capable."
Song Tingfan knew Su Hong; he thought for a moment and nodded, "She works quite efficiently."
There’s hope!
Lin Qiao grinned, "You also think she’s capable? How about I go help you talk about marriage?"
Sister-in-law mentioning Su Hong was to introduce someone to him, Song Tingfan felt inexplicably stuffed, he lowered his head to refuse, "No."
"Why not? I think Su Hong is pretty good; being a bit dark doesn’t matter, she’ll get fairer with some nurture." Lin Qiao couldn’t understand what kind of woman the antagonist liked, she had asked about almost every girl in the village his age, but none he liked.
This lousy script, even the main character’s wife is hidden.
Does it have to be hidden to have children!
Sister-in-law just wants him to marry someone else, Song Tingfan was a bit upset, "Not even fair skins are liked, none are liked."
Lin Qiao naturally sensed his anger but couldn’t figure out why, why was he mad? Could he be annoyed by her talk of matchmaking?
Being the "mother" is so hard...
She was about to change the topic when the young man said again, "None are better than sister-in-law."
Ugh, by her standards for finding a wife, it surely isn’t easy, Lin Qiao felt his demands were too high; if this continued, he’d remain a bachelor.
She seriously explained, "That’s because you live with me now, in the future you’ll think the same living with a wife."
"No, sister-in-law is just better than them." Song Tingfan said stiffly.
Lin Qiao was amused and exasperated, "You can’t be with me for a lifetime, right?"
"Can be for a lifetime." Song Tingfan said firmly.
"Then what about your wife? She’ll get jealous and scold me then." Lin Qiao joked half-seriously.
Song Tingfan glanced at her, wanted to say something but didn’t.
He touched sister-in-law, he must marry her.
Wife is sister-in-law, sister-in-law is wife.
"Sister-in-law, please stop matchmaking for me; I know in my heart."
Lin Qiao didn’t believe he knew, probably didn’t even differentiate a wife from sister-in-law. If she weren’t afraid of setting a bad example for kids, she would’ve said a wife is for sleeping, sister-in-law isn’t.
She never dreamed that after scouring the village for a match, the reason none suited was her own self as the ’culprit’.
This topic ended yet again, Lin Qiao once again set her thoughts aside.
On the third day of the year, a light drizzle fell for a quarter of an hour in the morning, then it stopped, revealing a bright sunny sky.
With a family getting married, the whole village was lively. Despite Mrs. Song offending many people, but for Song An’s sake, almost everyone in the village came.
Long tables were set up for the banquet, people bustling about.
When Lin Qiao went to present gifts representing Song’s second family, Song Tingfan was carrying dishes, sweat dripping off his forehead, while Mrs. Song pointed incessantly, instructing where to place them.
She pursed her lips, then walked over, "Young uncle, I need to talk to you."
"If it’s something, can’t it wait? Can’t you see I’m busy?" Mrs. Song glared at her unkindly.
Honestly, if it wasn’t for how good Song An’s family was, Lin Qiao would have directly snapped back at her. She managed to keep it gentle, "With so many people helping, you’re not missing one young uncle."
With her insistence, Song Tingfan went with her.
Song Tingfan wiped the sweat off his forehead, "Sister-in-law, what’s up?"
"It’s nothing, just wanted you to take a break. If you can’t carry so many, don’t strain yourself, the aunt won’t care about you being worn out." Lin Qiao "lectured" him, wanting him to remember not to let Mrs. Song bully him just because of Song An.
Mrs. Song wasn’t going to show him any goodwill.
Hearing this, Song Tingfan was stunned for a moment, then grinned foolishly, sister-in-law cared about him.
"Alright, I’ll carry less later."
He paused and then murmured, "Sister-in-law, you should sit down, later I’ll bring all the meat to you, grab it quick."
Lin Qiao: "..."
She smiled so much her eyes curved, "Okay."
After that, she randomly picked a seat, not very familiar with the women at the table, so she didn’t speak much.
When the bride came in, people started throwing lucky money and candies, their table was too far to reach?
After a while, Song Tingfan came from somewhere and stuffed two pieces of candy in her hand before rushing off again.
The women slightly closer to her pursed their lips upon seeing this.
When the last two meat dishes were made, Song Tingfan deliberately picked a bowl with a chicken leg, then carried it over to his sister-in-law’s side, placed it in front of her.
Lin Qiao held back her laughter, cooperatively snatched that chicken leg.
Immediately, Song Tingfan was delighted, "Sister-in-law, eat more." He said before hurriedly taking the dishes away.
The women at the table were displeased, how come Widow Song got the chicken leg, the woman in gray clothes muttered, "Widow Song, you’re already an adult, still snatching chicken legs from children."
"Even adults eating chicken legs isn’t a crime." Lin Qiao replied defiantly, then began to gnaw on the chicken leg in front of them.
The woman in gray clothes was so furious her mouth twisted, she didn’t expect Widow Song wouldn’t give up the chicken leg.
She stood up and put the bowl of chicken in front of herself, "A hungry ghost reincarnated!"
"Aunt is talking about herself, right? Don’t say that, just eat as much as you want, other aunts won’t say anything." Lin Qiao looked at the bowl in front of her, seemingly sincere.
Widow Song just ate one chicken leg, but the woman in gray took the whole bowl of chicken, other people were unhappy and reached out to grab it.
In no time, the bowl of chicken was emptied, no, not even the soup was left, someone used it to soak rice.
After serving the dishes, Song Tingfan went to serve rice to the guests, without a second thought he headed towards his sister-in-law, midway someone called him, "Tingfan, come here to serve rice."
"Coming."
Song Tingfan quickly walked to Lin Qiao’s table, Lin Qiao said nothing, he filled a big bowl of rice for her, adding, "Sister-in-law, you must finish it."
